Zongman: Complete Guide to Characters

"It hurts—" Oikawa Toru rubbed his waist and was about to complain, but then he felt that his body was softer than he had imagined, "Huh? It doesn't hurt?"

Just as he was about to look down, he was kicked away by his friend, "You're crushing someone! Stupid Chuan, get out of here!"

"Are you okay?" Yanquan asked worriedly as he looked at Yeyue who was still glaring at A Ling.

"No, it's okay."

Yeyue stared at her little girl, pulled the grass roots out of her hair, and stood up silently.

"Hey! Lajichuan apologize to me!"

Oikawa Toru was staring at the black-haired girl intently. When his name was suddenly called, he waved his hand perfunctorily to deal with his good friend.

[Oikawa Toru’s favorability: 60%]

He tidied himself up briefly with his hands, and forced a smile on his face, "Of course I know, Xiaoyan. Then... this lady,"

The young man paused, then slowly opened his arms, like a peacock spreading its feathers, "Next, in return, I will pledge myself to you—"

"You are repaying kindness with enmity! Trash Chuan!" Iwaizumi cursed in a low voice and with a side kick, kicked the boy hard and sent him flying.

"It hurts, that's too much, Xiaoyan!"

"Come to think of it, why do we have to climb so high?" Yeyue pointed at the broken branch, "It's very dangerous."

"It's all because of that show-off guy, Oikawa, who had to climb up the tree to show off."

Iwaizumi pointed at him in dissatisfaction, his eyes filled with contempt.

"How can you act cool in doing something like this?" Yeyue was a little curious.

"I'm not trying to be cool. There was a cute girl standing on that branch just now, and I actually wanted to go up and help her!"

Oikawa Toru shouted loudly, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

“Stop talking nonsense. How could there be a girl standing on a tree? Could it be a monster?” Iwaizumi narrowed his eyes dangerously, and his fists made a crackling sound.

——It’s really possible!

Yeyue muttered to herself and looked at A Ling. The latter didn't react, so she relaxed.

"Xiao Yan! Please believe me, I am not lying!" Oikawa Toru clenched his fists and swore.

"Hmph - you, the guy who said yesterday that the chicken nuggets in my lunch box grew legs and ran away, have no credibility at all!"

Iwaizumi shrugged it off, and instead grew angrier the more he spoke.

“Eh!” Oikawa Toru’s scalp was numb from being glared at. He quietly hid behind the girl and protested quietly, “I’m against violence…”

"Don't use violence in front of girls!"

Oikawa Toru completely shrank his body and didn't look at Iwaizumi. He seemed to have become much bolder and yelled at Iwaizumi with his eyes closed.

Do you think you won't get beaten if you close your eyes and don't see? What's the difference between this and trying to steal a bell by covering your ears?

"Clam?"

Half of Iwaizumi’s face darkened.

Yeyue looked at Iwaizumi Ichi and then at Iikawa Toru, who was eager to create chaos in the world. It was really incredible that these two people could have a friendly relationship until high school.

"Oikawa-kun, please open your eyes." She looked at the young boy hiding behind her and said with a smile.

"Hey? Yeyue-chan? All of a sudden... why? Any surprise?"

Oikawa Toru suddenly opened his eyes and looked out in surprise, and saw Yeyue spread his hands, "Jiang~ It's very, very, very angry Iwaizumi~"

"Gah!" Facing his friend's terrifying red gaze, Oikawa Toru trembled, "Why...why would you help Xiaoyan?"

"I don't think this is a question of who to help. It's useless to play the ostrich and pretend not to see anything." Yeyue smiled and changed the subject.

"There are too many bugs here, let's go to the park and talk. By the way, why did you come here from Tokyo?"

When Iwaizumi picked up his insect net and didn't look at Oikawa Toru's rude face, the boy was actually a very cheerful and considerate person.

"Okay." Yeyue held A Ling's hand and followed the boy. "There is a little reason. Now we are waiting for our family to pick us up."

“That’s it.” Iwaizumi nodded, knowing it was a private matter, so he didn’t ask any further questions.

As Ling was being led by her, he glanced at the tree from the corner of his eye and saw a translucent figure of a girl wearing an old-fashioned kimono flash by.

——No threat.

Her eyes were sharp for a moment, but after judging the difference between the enemy and ourselves, they relaxed and she became that completely harmless, silly-looking little girl again.

Yeyue noticed A Ling's sudden change of mood and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Iwaizumi asked.

"nothing."

Yeyue looked back. As an ordinary person, she could not see monsters, cursed spirits or other creatures.

Compared to cursed spirits, monsters are everywhere, but most of them are harmless. They are lonely and confused wandering in the human world, so they are so excited when they meet Natsume Takashi, the only one who can see them.

However, since they have never interacted with humans, their way of expression is somewhat wrong.

Even if there is no ill intention in teasing and playing with others, the harm caused to the other party cannot be ignored.

After thinking about it, Yeyue took out the candy she had prepared for A Ling from her pocket and trotted back to the tree.

"It's a gift. It's food. If you don't mind, please accept it. When you eat it, please remember to tear off the outer packaging." Yeyue explained to the air as if no one was around.

Iwaizumi Kazue and Oikawa Toru looked at each other strangely.

The former glared at Ikawa Toru as if complaining, "It's all your fault! You said something weird!"

Oikawa Toru looked innocent.

"Sorry for the wait."

"Yeyue-san...you don't have to take what Oikawa says too seriously..."

“But I really saw it for a moment!”

"Shut up! Garbage River!"

"Aha, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not," Yeyue chuckled and shook her head.

"Hehe~ Yeyue-chan, you believe me, right?" With his hands clasped in front of his chest, Iikawa Toru looked over with bright eyes, his expression seeming a little touched.

——“Even though I don’t believe it myself!”

As he spoke, he made a somewhat childish and funny gesture.

As soon as Iwaizumi saw him, he got angry and cursed, "What do you have to say? Get out of here!"

"Ahaha, well, believe it or not, but I don't think she has any bad intentions. So as a substitute, let Candy stay in place of Oikawa-kun."

“Wow——I feel a chill on my back… But are you comparing me to candy? That means I’m as sweet as candy, right? Does Yue-chan have feelings for me too? If that’s the case…”

Oikawa Toru seemed to realize something, a blush appeared on his face, and he began to amuse himself.

[Oikawa Toru’s favorability: 70%]

"Hiss—this is so disgusting! Get out of here!"

[Iwaizumi’s favorability: 45%]

Iwaizumi kicked him again.

How can a man compare himself to candy? It's so disgusting! Disgusting!

Yeyue almost tripped over A Ling who suddenly stood in front of her, "What's wrong?"

A Ling didn't reply, but stopped Yeyue with an expressionless face.

"Still an invisible child..." The translucent kimono girl floated in front of Yeyue and waved her hands. She never attracted the slightest bit of Yeyue's attention and lowered her head in disappointment.

A Ling stood between the monster and the man, squinting his eyes slightly.

"Can you see me?"

The girl monster looked at her expectantly.

Ah Ling didn't react at all, but when he noticed that there was a breath approaching him, his icy eyes suddenly became sharp again.

The girl in kimono froze instantly and slowly disappeared back to the side of the tree.

Watching the children gradually walking away, the monster under the tree, which was invisible to ordinary people, silently held the candies left under the tree in his palm.